“It’s new rules this year, so the picks can be traded all the way until November 16, then the draft order will be finalised and communicated. Then on draft night, you’ll be able to trade your picks as well, so pick 4 is a valuable one.”

But he also confirmed the Saints may be open to putting their prized pick on the trade table if the offer were lucrative enough.

“There may be some clubs that want to entertain trying to acquire that pick from us,” he said.

“It would need to be a significant opportunity for us to entertain it, but there’ll be five weeks of that, and that will be interesting.”

In this episode:

Host Clair White is re-joined by St Kilda General Manager of Football Simon Lethlean to discuss the Dan Hannebery and Dean Kent deals, the medical check process, the Tom Hickey trade, a Trade Period summary, Pick 4, two new re-signings and incoming Leadership Consultant Billy Slater.